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354 

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SPC WW 252335

FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-260500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 4

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

635 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 635 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF

APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF VALDOSTA

GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH

AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



&&



DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND

INTENSITY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT

TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE

FOR SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF A COUPLE OF

TORNADOES AND/OR LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...MEAD

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SEL4

SPC WW 252335

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 4

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

635 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 635 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF

APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF VALDOSTA

GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH

AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



&&



DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND

INTENSITY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT

TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE

FOR SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF A COUPLE OF

TORNADOES AND/OR LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...MEAD

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